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Sonia Sheridan fonds

Kathryn Farley: Interview with Sonia Sheridan

Conducted by Kathryn Farley, these interviews took place at Sonia Sheridan’s residence in Hanover (N.H.), from November 1-5, 2006. Farley and Sheridan discussed many issues concerning the genesis of the program, touching upon subjects ranging from the content and organization of individual classes to the development of a curriculum and pedagogy for teaching art/technology integration within a practical context.

Chapter 1Chapter 1
Sonia Sheridan’s parents (...)
Chapter 1
Chapter 2Chapter 2
Sonia Sheridan’s early years as a teacher (...)
Chapter 2
Chapter 3Chapter 3
Narrative of the events leading to the Generative Systems program (...)
Chapter 3
Chapter 4Chapter 4
Generative Systems between 1970 and 1972 (...)
Chapter 4
Chapter 5Chapter 5
First courses offered in the Generative Systems program in 1970
Chapter 5
Chapter 6Chapter 6
Profile of students enrolled in the Generative Systems program (...)
Chapter 6
Chapter 7Chapter 7
Sonia Sheridan’s approach to teaching the arts (...)
Chapter 7
Chapter 8Chapter 8
Sonia Sheridan’s approach to teaching the arts (...)
Chapter 8
Chapter 9Chapter 9
Profiles of students enrolled in the Generative Systems program
Chapter 9
Chapter 10Chapter 10
Sonia Sheridan’s approach to teaching the arts (...)
Chapter 10
Chapter 11Chapter 11
Sonia Sheridan’s approach to teaching the arts (...)
Chapter 11
Chapter 12Chapter 12
General comments on Generative Systems (...)
Chapter 12
Chapter 13Chapter 13
Reasons why Sonia Sheridan wore a lab coat in the classroom (...)
Chapter 13
Chapter 14Chapter 14
General comments on Generative Systems (...)
Chapter 14
Chapter 15Chapter 15
Sociopolitical context of the 1960s and 1970s (...)
Chapter 15
Chapter 16Chapter 16
Students in the Generative Systems classroom, 1970s (...)
Chapter 16
Chapter 17Chapter 17
Generative Systems classroom, 1970s (...)
Chapter 17
Chapter 18Chapter 18
The health and safety of students in the classroom (...)
Chapter 18
Chapter 19Chapter 19
Generative Systems workshop ; Gloria Brush (...)
Chapter 19
Chapter 20Chapter 20
Generative Systems students; guests invited to speak at workshops (...)
Chapter 20
Chapter 21Chapter 21
Experiment with the C-in-C conducted by Philip Meany (...)
Chapter 21
Chapter 22Chapter 22
Sonia Sheridan’s collaborations with engineers (...)
Chapter 22
Chapter 23Chapter 23
Sonia Sheridan’s collaborations with engineers (...)
Chapter 23
Chapter 24Chapter 24
Sonia Sheridan’s collaborations with engineers (...)
Chapter 24
Chapter 25Chapter 25
Sonia Sheridan’s research and teaching assistants (...)
Chapter 25
Chapter 26Chapter 26
Sonia Sheridan’s research and teaching assistants (...)
Chapter 26
Chapter 27Chapter 27
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (...)
Chapter 27
Chapter 28Chapter 28
Jack Burnham and the Software exhibition (New York, 1970) (...)
Chapter 28
Chapter 29Chapter 29
Collaboration between Sonia Sheridan and 3M engineers
Chapter 29
Chapter 30Chapter 30
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Les Levine)
Chapter 30
Chapter 31Chapter 31
Software exhibition (New York, 1970)
Chapter 31
Chapter 32Chapter 32
Generative Systems curriculum: Process I and Process II
Chapter 32
Chapter 33Chapter 33
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Ed West)
Chapter 33
Chapter 34Chapter 34
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Aldo Tambellini)
Chapter 34
Chapter 35Chapter 35
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Nathan Lyons)
Chapter 35
Chapter 36Chapter 36
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Philip Meany)
Chapter 36
Chapter 37Chapter 37
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Diane Kirkpatrick)
Chapter 37
Chapter 38Chapter 38
Collaboration with artists (Richard Wickstrom, Richard Loveless)
Chapter 38
Chapter 39Chapter 39
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Stan VanDerBeek)
Chapter 39
Chapter 40Chapter 40
Collaboration with artists (Richard Loveless, Howard Rheingold)
Chapter 40
Chapter 41Chapter 41
Sonia Sheridan’s collaboration with artists (Ruth Kohler)
Chapter 41
Chapter 42Chapter 42
Collaboration with artists (Phillip Hitchcock, Jim Ausler)
Chapter 42
Chapter 43Chapter 43
Students in the Generative Systems program (...)
Chapter 43
Chapter 44Chapter 44
Student in the Generative Systems program (Greg Gundlach)
Chapter 44
Chapter 45Chapter 45
Students in the Generative Systems program (Leif Brush, Gloria Brush)
Chapter 45
Chapter 46Chapter 46
Departure of Sonia Sheridan in 1980 (...)
Chapter 46
Chapter 47Chapter 47
Student in the Generative Systems program (Ed Kislaitis Covannon)
Chapter 47
Chapter 48Chapter 48
Students in Generative Systems (Michael Day, Ed Pashkin)
Chapter 48
Chapter 49Chapter 49
Student in Generative Systems (Elizabeth DeRibes)
Chapter 49
Chapter 50Chapter 50
Students in Generative Systems (Fred Endsley, Robert Frontier...)
Chapter 50
Chapter 51Chapter 51
Students in Generative Systems (Malu, Jane Chabot)
Chapter 51
Chapter 52Chapter 52
Comments by Sonia Sheridan on feminism
Chapter 52
Chapter 53Chapter 53
Students in Generative Systems (Robert Frontier, Peter Mackay)
Chapter 53
Chapter 54Chapter 54
Students in Generative Systems (Fred Endsley, Barbara MacKowiak...)
Chapter 54
Chapter 55Chapter 55
Student registration
Chapter 55
Chapter 56Chapter 56
Student evaluations
Chapter 56
Chapter 57Chapter 57
Student in the Generative Systems program (Martha Loving)
Chapter 57
Chapter 58Chapter 58
Craig Goldwyn and Yony magazine
Chapter 58
Chapter 59Chapter 59
Students in Generative Systems (Philip Malkin, John Mabey)
Chapter 59
Chapter 60Chapter 60
The Electra exhibition (Paris, 1984)
Chapter 60
Chapter 61Chapter 61
Sonia Sheridan’s mother
Chapter 61
Chapter 62Chapter 62
Jim and Jamie Sheridan
Chapter 62
Chapter 63Chapter 63
Teaching institutions
Chapter 63
Chapter 64Chapter 64
Collaborations with other academic institutions
Chapter 64
Chapter 65Chapter 65
Generative Systems after the departure of Sonia Sheridan (...)
Chapter 65
Chapter 66Chapter 66
Conclusion
Chapter 66